Sometimes you want the night off from cooking a full-on meal, so a throw it in the oven meal is a win-win.

My motto is that homemade is always better (and doesn’t have to be all that complicated). You can TASTE the difference, ya’ll.

Anyhow, I got SO excited about making this chicken from scratch. Real chicken. Fresh Broccoli. Fontina. YES. PLEASE.

I inform the hubs, “Hey I’m making Stuffed Chicken with Broccoli and Fontina for dinner!” He goes… “why not stuff it with Zucchini or Asparagus?” I say, “umm because broccoli is the bomb-diggity.”

So off I go to Publix to buy my supplies and I have a strike of genius! Why not used the extra fontina & broccoli in the Israeli couscous I was planning on making?! It will be like Broccoli-Cheese heaven. Done & Done.

Here’s the thing, hubs normally flips over anything I make (he’s good like that). As I’m FUH.REAKING out over how good this chicken is… I look over at hubs and could tell he was “less than thrilled”. He musters up a, “ya it’s good…” (his best attempt at a compliment).

However I can tell it’s ALL. LIES.

So I start to get mad. You know, because how DARE him not love everything I make, right?! (Total rational thinking here…)

As I get more and more frustrated (because I’m thoroughly enjoying every. single. bite.) hubs finally let’s the cat out of the bag… “Babe, the thing is… I really don’t like broccoli. Like at all. I actually… uhh… hate it.”

Then it “clicks” that I made BROCCOLI and Fontina stuffed chicken with a side of BROCCOLI & Fontina Couscous.

uh. yah.

Pretty much hubs’ worst nightmare.

I’m still trying to figure out how 4 1/2 years into marriage I’m JUST finding this out.

So, if you’re not into broccoli – this dish isn’t for you. Everyone else… dig. in.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray a 9 x 13 oven safe dish with non-stick cooking spray. Mix together the broccoli, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper and fontina cheese together in a small bowl. Take the butterflied chicken breasts (may pound them out as well if needed) cut side up and place 1/4 of the broccoli cheese mixture in the center. Roll up the long ends first and secure with a toothpick and then fold in each end securing with additional toothpicks. Make sure the mixture is good and "tucked into" the meat. Repeat with remaining chicken breasts and set aside.

Set up assembly line of 3 dishes. In the first dish, mix together the flour, garlic powder, and salt. in the second dish whisk together the eggs and milk. In the third dish, place the Panko bread crumbs. Take the stuffed chicken and dredge them in the flour, then roll them in the egg wash, and lastly in the Panko. Place in prepare baking dish and bake at 350º for 35-45 minutes (or until chicken reached a minimum of 165º Internal temperature.

15 Responses to “Broccoli & Fontina Stuffed Chicken”

I’ve got the SAME problem in my house! I have a love affair with broccoli and my husband only likes it raw… what? I know! I put it in everything and he half eats dinner. Then it dawns on me later… oops!!

haha I KNOW! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve made broccoli in the past 4 1/2 years… and he probably wouldn’t have told me if I wasn’t throwing such a hissy fit over him not enjoying the meal hahah

LOL – you both are so funny. I love ‘super lazy’ kind of dish once in a while. You’re right and I’m with you on homemade is always better because you add L-O-V-E into it. ;D Just like the love for broccoli, lol.

That’s too sweet that he actually kept eating it! My boyfriend is very vocal about his “can’t eat” veggies: tomatoes and mushrooms! Unfortunately for him, I try to convince him that I can make him like them hahaha.

For the record, we made your fried green tomatoes this weekend and he loved them!

Haha, I love this story! Kind of reminds me how my ex-bf told me after 3 years of dating that he didn’t like sandwiches…totally news to me, and I’d fed him multiple sandwiches. At least your husband ate it – that’s love!

My ex loves broccoli.. But not chicken, turkey, or fish.. He loves my tuna, tho… Loaded with onion, dill pickles, mayo, little tuna.. We used to have broccoli, broccoli, and a nice side of broccoli.. And pounds would be gone
. POUNDS!! Hubs is excused, I guess, he does have good taste in wives!